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CNW Group delivers news and more on the go with Viigo(TM)

New partnership and new CNW tools to enhance news delivery online and on
demand
TORONTO, June 6 /CNW/ - CNW Group, a global leader in news and
information distribution services for professional communicators, today
announced an innovative partnership agreement with Viigo Inc., developer of
the popular mobile content and services delivery platform for smartphones.
Through this agreement, CNW Group will offer a free, branded version of
Viigo, giving Canadian news junkies fast, mobile access to breaking news on
their smartphones. With the CNW Group edition of Viigo, users can access not
only the latest news releases and media alerts directly from the wire, but
will also have complete access to Viigo's 5,000 channels of real-time
information, sports, weather, market performance, and blogs, all from one
application.
"Viigo helps CNW Group quickly and seamlessly deliver breaking news
literally into the hands of our clients' audience," said Carolyn
McGill-Davidson, Senior Vice President, Sales &amp; Marketing, CNW Group. "With
Viigo's fast, easy-to-use application, we can give our clients a new way to
reach all of their stakeholders, and offer members of the media and investment
community's rapid access to breaking news on the go."
The Viigo mobile content and services delivery platform offers a
highly-optimized wireless experience that addresses the challenges of
delivering up-to-date, essential information into the hands of busy mobile
executives. The CNW Group-branded version of Viigo is available pre-configured
for immediate download, at www.newswire.ca.
"As a leading international news distribution service, CNW Group is a
great partner for Viigo, and we're very proud to be working with them," said
Mark Ruddock, CEO of Viigo Inc. "Traditional news organizations around the
world are already looking to Viigo to help mobilize their content and reach
new audiences. Working with CNW Group - the news distributor of choice for
many news organizations - is a natural extension to our strategy."
In addition to the introduction of the CNW Group version of Viigo, CNW
also provides several other free, convenient ways to access breaking news
online and on mobile devices, including:
CNW Widget:
Easy to download, the CNW Widget provides blog or website readers with
breaking news sourced directly from CNW's website, www.newswire.ca. Designed
to be easily plugged into any existing site, the CNW Widget is an easy and
convenient way for blog owners or webmasters to give readers breaking news
direct from the source. The Widget pulls breaking news from categorized CNW
RSS feeds, displaying the most recent headlines of news releases and
automatically refreshing with new breaking news throughout the day.
RSS:
CNW Group currently has more than 60,000 RSS subscriptions to the more
than 450 different categorized RSS feeds that we offer. CNW RSS Feeds now
include a dedicated RSS feed for "News From The News Media", providing
convenient access to a daily roster of news releases issued by Canadian media
outlets and associations. No other Canadian news website offers one-click
access to this much news from the Canadian news media.
CNW Portfolio Email:
Subscribe to CNW Portfolio Email and stay current by receiving real-time
information and alerts. News releases issued by companies and organizations
you have selected are delivered directly to your email address, blackberry or
mobile device. CNW Portfolio Email currently distributes more than
250,000 emails per day to over 100,000 subscribers.
About CNW Group
CNW Group is a global leader in news and information distribution
services for professional communicators. Established in 1960, CNW is part of
the International PR Newswire network, reaching news outlets in 135 countries
worldwide. CNW Group provides electronic news distribution, targeting,
monitoring, translation, Webcast and disclosure services to corporate,
government, associations, labour, non-profit and other customers worldwide.
CNW Group helps Canadian and international organizations to connect with local
and global audiences including the news media, the investment community and
the general public. CNW Group is co-owned by two news distribution
powerhouses: PR Newswire, based in New York City, USA and PA Group, based in
London, UK. For more information, visit www.newswire.ca or call,
1.877.CNW.7890.
About Viigo
Viigo Inc. develops and markets one of the world's most popular mobile
content and services applications for smartphones. With over 5,000 channels
and information services, Viigo customers around the world enjoy up to the
minute access to news, weather, sports, market performance, entertainment and
blogs in one intuitive, simple, freely downloadable application. Founded in
2004, Viigo Inc. is a privately held company with its corporate headquarters
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.viigo.com. To get
Viigo on your device today, go to www.getviigo.com from your mobile browser.